The Old Rectory With Attached Garden Walls And Gateway

SU 03 SE BARFORD ST MARTIN GROVELY ROAD (west side)

2/8 The Old Rectory with attached garden walls and gateway 23.3.60

GV II

Rectory, now detached house. C15, altered late C18, C19 and 1960s. Dressed limestone, Welsh slate roof, brick stacks. L-plan main range with rear service wing. Two-storey, 4-window south front, probably C17 and altered c1800. Four 1960s French windows with flat-roofed 2-storey early C19 porch to left; 6-panelled door with octagonal-paned transom light and 12-pane sashes. First floor has 2-light and single-light casements. To left is C15 range with 2- storey canted bay with 12-pane and 8-pane sashes with 12-pane sash to ground and first floor to right, south gable to left has 12-pane sashes to both floors, coped verge. Left return has central projecting stair turret with C20 six-panelled door and 12-pane sash, C15 square-headed Tudor-arched light with spandrels to first. floor, to left of this are two 12-pane sashes and C15 single-light window to gable of main range. Rear has 16-pane sash to ground floor, five 12-pane sashes and one small 12-pane to first floor, C20 attic dormers, attached C20 lean-to extension. Right return has glazed door and sash with cast-iron casement to first floor. Rear C19 service range in brick and stone bands has casements. Interior retains stone Tudor arched doorway between drawing room and C15 range, possible former external doorway. Three cross beam ceilings in C15 range, the north room has moulded beams, the stair hall and morning room beams are deeply chamfered. Early C19 stairs with stick balusters and carved tread-ends. First floor and attics not accessible but said to have original roof timbers, despite extensive 1970s restoration. Ceased to be the rectory in 1960s.

Listing NGR: SU0576731514